Technical Manager

Our client, in the renewable energy space is seeking a Technical Manager to join their team.

Job Title: Technical Manager

Location: Pittsburg, PA or Reading, PA (on site once per month)  

Pay Range: 115 - 130K 

What’s the Job?

COMPANY SUMMARY   
As a combined organization, our energy conservation client is undertaking what is perhaps the central challenge of our times – to help drive the transition to net-zero carbon economies while ensuring that no working families, businesses, or local communities are left behind. To do that, they are the utility industry’s top provider of turn-key energy efficiency and grid optimization programs and products, all of which contribute to reducing carbon and waste and, at the same time, free-up resources for creating more innovation investment and jobs. With over 26 years in business, they have more than 1,300 experts across the United States, with warehouses on both coasts. The organization’s integrated in-house services provide deep personalization and insights, helping energy partners achieve their carbon-reduction and energy productivity goals.    

They believe the organization’s most “precious resources” are its people.  They pledge a relentless pursuit to embody a culture that acknowledges, recognizes, and infinitely seeks to understand the unique differences of its people.  We are committed to creating employee experiences that continually attract and embrace a multiracial, multicultural, and multigenerational workforce that promotes outstanding performance and mirrors our diverse partnerships, clients and communities we serve.    

POSITION SUMMARY   
This position is responsible for providing technical management and leadership for the Program.  The Technical Manager focuses primarily on identifying and implementing energy savings for clients and customers throughout the service territory.  Provide energy advice and coordination services of building maintenance, lighting, controls, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for energy efficiency and comfort for the energy efficiency programs.     

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES   
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.   
•    Manage technical operations of the designated Programs
•    Direct and assist with the technical aspects of programs.  This includes program design, measure selection, application design and review, and the engineering side of database design.
•    Work cooperatively with clients and evaluation to design evaluation plan and implement program designs and changes following evaluator recommendations
•    Assist Program Managers in creating energy savings methodologies
•    Provide technical support and leadership to Energy Engineers and license holders
•    Review/Approve prescriptive/custom incentive applications
•    Practice effective project management skills in leading this energy efficiency program to attain net savings goals
•    Track progress towards energy savings goals, program metrics, and budget spending to ensure achievement of goals within funding guidelines
•    Mentor team members in achieving their personal savings goals annually as well as career development
•    Assist operations team members in the direction of processing energy efficiency projects through the tracking system
•    Discuss technical elements of energy consuming equipment in a facility (lighting, HVAC, hot water systems, envelope, integrated design) and how it affects utility consumption and demand, to help build a business case to prioritize recommendations and how they affect savings and first cost
•    Assist in the training of Engineering department staff
•    Participate in QA/QC and internal audit activities
•    Identify and provide documentation of on-site opportunities for energy efficiency in buildings under design and construction; provide follow-up as required to the customers
•    Provide management and supervision of program and/or portfolio staff engineers to include hiring, coaching, performance reviews, and mentoring
•    Develop and maintain advanced level proficiency in all program technology platforms utilized by engineering staff

POSITION REQUIREMENTS   
Education and Experience    
•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited four-year college or university
•    3 – 5 years of management or supervisory experience, including hiring, coaching, performance reviews, and mentoring.
•    2 – 3 years experience in the energy efficiency industry. A strong understanding of how systems affect energy consumption
•    3 – 5 years engineering experience related to mechanical design, energy modeling or construction.
•    Experience in building design, “green” construction and sustainable design – Preferred
•    Proficiency in financial management
•    Energy efficiency program experience - Preferred
   
Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities     
•    Strong customer service and communication skills.
•    Ability to handle a wide work variety and work in a fast-paced environment.
•    Detail-oriented, organized, self-starter, and have an ability to prioritize workload.
•    Ability to identify and resolve project application issues with customers and trade allies.
•    Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel and Outlook.
•    Strong ability in using and reporting from tracking systems/databases.
•    Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with customers, clients and employees.
•    Ability to analyze and interpret data and solve practical problems.
•    Knowledge of mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages and ratios
•    Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
•    Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
•    Ability to understand and apply in a building environment applied physics including thermodynamics, fluids and heat transfer theory. 
•    Must be able to research questions of a technical nature efficiently and find new information
 

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of:  Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.